Lunch, Dinner

Risotto in less than 15 minutes – too good to be true!? Definitely not when using an IMUSA Pressure Cooker! This classic Italian rice dish is creamy and delicious using butternut squash and Parmesan cheese.

Author: admin

Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner

Serves: 4-6

Cook time: 15 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Ingredients

Olive oil 2 tablespoons

Chopped large onion 2-Jan

Diced butternut squash (about 8 oz.) 2 cups

White wine ½ cup

Vegetable stock 2½ cups

Arborio rice or short grain rice 1 cup

Chopped sage leaves 4

Grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup

Preparation

Using the IMUSA pressure cooker, soften onions with olive oil under high heat, for about one minute. Add butternut squash and continue cooking for another minute.

Mix in rice and cook for one minute. Pour wine and allow most of the liquid to evaporate while mixing, about 2 minutes.

Add the vegetable stock and sage leaves and mix gently. Allow it to come to a boil and cover the lid. Once the IMUSA pressure cooker builds enough pressure (the orange pressure regulator tab pops up), lower the heat to medium and cook for seven minutes.

Turn off the heat and using a wooden spatula, gently press on the pressure control valve (on the center of the lid) to allow all of the pressure to escape until the orange pressure regulator goes back down.

Open the lid and add parmesan cheese and mix well. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Arroz con pollo is one of the most traditional recipes in Hispanic cuisine. Many of us grew up with the smell of a boiling caldero simmering chicken before being served with some rice. Chef George Duran added a delicious twist to this recipe by adding a little extra kick of flavor. Try it, enjoy it and share it with your loved ones. Buen provecho!

Author: George Duran

Cuisine: Mexican

Recipe type: lunch, dinner

Prep time: 9 mins

Cook time: 55 mins

Total time: 1 hour 4 mins

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seed

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. mild chili powder

1 tsp. cumin

½ tsp. ground allspice

2 tsp. salt

6 chicken thighs, skin removed

½ C. flour

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil

salt and pepper

6 slices of bacon, chopped

1 medium red onion, chopped

2 red pepper, chopped

6 cloves garlic, minced

2 C. rice, uncooked

2 6-oz. can tomato paste

4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

6 C. chicken stock

Curly parsley, finely chopped, for garnish

Preparation

Mix first 6 ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.

Dust chicken thighs with flour and season with salt and pepper. Heat vegetable oil in your IMUSA caldero on medium-high heat and cook chicken until browned, about 3-5 minutes on each side. Set aside.

Prepare a delicious stew in less than 15 minutes. That is correct you can have an exquisite chorizo and lentil stew in less than 15 minutes using your IMUSA pressure cooker. Join us on this culinary voyage as chef George Duran shows us how to prepare his famous Chorizo and Lentil Stew.

Author: George Duran

Cuisine: More Favorite Recipes

Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner

Serves: 6-8

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 8 mins

Total time: 13 mins

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

2 medium carrots, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

2 cups brown lentils (about ¾ lbs.)

6 cups chicken stock

1 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes

3-5 chorizo links (about 11 oz.), cut into ½ inch pieces

4 garlic cloves

1 bay leaf

Preparation

Over medium high heat add oil to your IMUSA pressure cooker and sauté onions, carrots, and green peppers for 5 minutes. Add the of the ingredients to pressure cooker, mix them together, cover the pot (making sure the lid is properly sealed), and bring to high heat.

When the orange pressure regulator pops up, lower heat to medium and let cook under pressure for 8 minutes. Turn off the heat and using a wooden spatula, gently press on the pressure control valve (located on the center of the lid) to allow all of the pressure to escape until the orange pressure regulator goes back down. Open lid and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Did you know you could cook Couscous in a rice cooker? Couscous is a coarsely ground pasta made from semolina – a type of wheat. Use it as a delicious substitution to rice. This recipe includes beets and butternut squash to create a colorful and flavorful side dish.

Author: George Duran

Cuisine: More Favorite Recipes

Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

finely chopped onion 1 cup

finely diced raw beets (about 3 medium beets) 2 cups

pine cuts ½ cup

butternut squash (about 8 oz.) 6 tablespoons

cous cous 2 cups

chicken stock 2 cups

salt 2 teaspoons

lemon zest 1 teaspoon

lemon juice 1 tablespoon

Preparation

In a large sauté pan melt butter on moderate heat. Once bubbling, sauté onions and beets until soft, about 3 minutes.

Tempura is the quintessential Japanese deep fried dish. We put a twist on it using Mexican beer to add a unique flavor. Try frying shrimp, sweet potato, red pepper, and asparagus!

Author: George Duran

Cuisine: Fusion

Recipe type: Appetizer, Snack, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

bottle of cold Mexican beer, such as Corona or Dos Equis 1

flour, plus more for flouring 1 cup

salt 1 teaspoon

large raw shrimp 6

small sweet potato 1

small red pepper 1

asparagus spears 6

vegetable oil for frying 1.5 quarts

Tempura sauce or dumpling sauce for dipping

Preparation

In a bowl mix 1 cup beer into flour. Then add enough beer until batter is smooth and lightly coats a spoon. There will be lumps. Mix in salt.

Make several shallow cuts across the inside curve of each shrimp and press shrimp gently to help prevent curling.

Flour vegetables pieces and shrimp and set aside.

Heat oil in IMUSA wok until it reaches 375° F.

Working in small batches, dredge each vegetables piece until they are completely coated, and place in IMUSA wok, turning often, until golden, about 2-3 minutes. Place on drip tray. Dredge shrimp last and fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes.

Serve tempura with dipping sauce right away.

Note: You may use many other sliced vegetables for this recipe including mushrooms, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots and turnips.